Author: Michael Merriam

Here is the piece I performed this week at the Not-So-Silent Planet Spec Fic open mic. After a good 4 year run, this was the last time NSSP will be at Kieran’s Irish Pub. I wrote this specifically for the occasion and so will probably never be able to do it anywhere else again. I… Continue reading No Longer Home

Confirmed – I will be the The Loft Literary Center newest book festival Wordplay on May 11th and 12th in Minneapolis.  I will be reading with Catherine Lundoff and Queen of Swords Press on Sunday the 12th at 2 pm on the Pop-Up Stage.

Hey, Everyone! Here is a list of conventions and other events Michael will be attending! I will update this list as we add things, so make sure you check back and navigate to the Appearances page! 13 Gears  is an eclectic Steampunk Expo in the Twin Cities hosted in the  historic Grain Belt Brewery building. February… Continue reading New Appearances in 2019

This year I promised I would keep my goals to things I can control.  To do anything else is to set myself up for frustration. With that in mind, here are my 2019 Artist goals. Find a title for Baseball Sorceress novella and prepare it for submission. Continue submitting novel to agents. Continue submitting short… Continue reading 2019 Artist Goals

Unless something wacky happens, 2018 is in the books for art career stuff. It was a pretty low-key year this year.  I am in the middle of agent queries on a novel, preparing to publish an omnibus edition (with new material) of my Sixguns & Sorcery novellas, and preparing the still untitled Baseball Sorceress novella… Continue reading 2018 Year in Review Post

Reminder that Wednesday I will be reading from my space opera short story “Tenari,” published in this anthology, and will be there to help the editor and publisher sell books! Come out for the release party! Details in the link below! https://www.facebook.com/events/482618685575830/

Tuesday, November 20th. Kieran’s Irish Pub. I will be a featured storyteller. Come on down for SF/F/H tales, drinks, food, and a story about being trapped on a deep space cargo freighter with your family over the holidays.  Click the link below for more details   https://www.facebook.com/events/1910302445754670/

I will be taking part in two readings in support of the release of Scourge of the Seas of Time (and Space). December 5th 2018 At DreamHaven Books,  2301 E 38th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, at 6:30 pm. December 13th 2018 at Eat My Words Books, 214 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413. Editor Catherine… Continue reading Up Next: Readings in Support of Scourge of the Seas of Time(and Space).

For the 6th year in a row, a dozen authors of science fiction, fantasy, horror and more will read 5 minute excerpts from their stories. Dress up and raise a pint with us in the majestic Titanic Room at Kieran’s Pub. No cover. Come discover your new favorite fiction author. You’ll see why we call… Continue reading Next Up: Word Brew Six: This Time, It’s Formal.